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Rhododendron indicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Ericoideae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Azaleastrum
Section: Tsutsusi
Subsection: Tsutsusi
Species: R. indicum
Binomial name
Rhododendron indicum
(L.) Sweet
Synonyms
  • Azalea indica L.
  • Rhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch.

Rhododendron indica (Piedmont rhododendron) is a rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima). It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection.

Cultivation

Cultivars include the Satsuki azaleas.

References

  1. Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 128 1831.
  2. The Plant List: Rhododendron indicum
  3. American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum

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